Eric Gallager
2022 - Present
2024
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Eric Gallager (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Merrimack 20. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 4, 2024.
Gallager (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New Hampshire House of Representatives to represent Merrimack 20. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Democratic primary on September 10, 2024.
Biography
Eric Gallager was born in Concord, New Hampshire.[1][2] Gallager earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from George Washington University in 2013.[1][3] He has served as the chair of the Concord City Democrats and has been affiliated with the Southern New Hampshire Democratic Socialists of America and the GNU Project.[3]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Gallager was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Gallager was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20
Incumbent Eric Gallager is running in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 on November 5, 2024.
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Eric Gallager (D) |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20
Incumbent Eric Gallager advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 on September 10, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Eric Gallager | 99.1 | 430 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 4 |
Total votes: 434 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Thomas Brennan (D)
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2022
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20
Incumbent Eric Gallager won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Eric Gallager (D) | 98.8 | 1,085 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 13 |
Total votes: 1,098 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20
Incumbent Eric Gallager advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 on September 13, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Eric Gallager | 99.7 | 338 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1 |
Total votes: 339 | ||||
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2020
See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 15
Eric Gallager defeated Michelle McCartney in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Eric Gallager (D) | 65.5 | 1,242 | |
Michelle McCartney (R) | 34.5 | 654 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 |
Total votes: 1,897 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 15
Eric Gallager advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 15 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Eric Gallager | 99.6 | 501 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 2 |
Total votes: 503 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 15
Michelle McCartney advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 15 on September 8, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Michelle McCartney | 100.0 | 149 |
Total votes: 149 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 27 (2 seats)
Rebecca McWilliams and Art Ellison won election in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 27 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rebecca McWilliams (D) | 52.2 | 6,419 | |
✔ | Art Ellison (D) | 47.2 | 5,798 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 71 |
Total votes: 12,288 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 27 (2 seats)
Rebecca McWilliams and Art Ellison defeated Carl Soderstrom and Eric Gallager in the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 27 on September 11, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rebecca McWilliams | 38.5 | 1,780 | |
✔ | Art Ellison | 27.7 | 1,283 | |
Carl Soderstrom | 25.0 | 1,156 | ||
Eric Gallager | 8.9 | 410 |
Total votes: 4,629 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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|I am Eric Gallager. I am a son of a planner with the state's Office of Strategic Initiatives and a teaching assistant in the Concord School District. I grew up here in Concord, became politically activated in middle school by the war in Iraq and Craig Benson's governorship, got called a "little jerk" by John McCain when he visited Concord High School in 2007, got my degree in political science from the George Washington University in Washington DC in 2013, and then returned to Concord and have been active in the local political activism community ever since.
- I am a socialist in the style of Bernie Sanders, who I helped lead to victory in the ward of Concord for which I'm running.
- I have personal experience with the government programs I hope to legislate about, which will inform my decisions.
- As a millenial I will help lower the median age of the NH Legislature and make it more responsive to the needs of young people
I am passionate about housing, economic inequality, and software freedom. For housing, I want to pass legislation giving renters greater incentives to form tenants' unions. For economic inequality, I want to make the structure of state taxes here in New Hampshire more progressive. For software freedom, I would like to help state government transition from using proprietary software to using more free-and-open-source software, and also pass right-to-repair legislation.
For religious influences, I try to follow the example of Jesus, St. Augustine, John Wesley, C.S. Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr., Jim Wallis, the Rev. Dr. William Barber II, and my former pastor Peter Hey when possible. For politicians, I look up to Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley, Ron Wyden, and all members of "The Squad". For pundits, I find myself most aligned with the views of Jeet Heer and the Bruenigs.
Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" and "Politics" are often read together as a single book. I recommend readers focus on the transitional portion at the end of the "Ethics" and beginning of the "Politics" where Aristotle connects ethics to politics by portraying the state as friendship writ-large.
I was in 5th grade when the 9/11 attacks happened. Our elementary school, Rumford Elementary School, didn't have its own gym, so we had to be bussed over to Conant Elementary School to use their gym for gym class. The students in our class were all being bad on the bus, so the bus driver yelled at us that we wouldn't be being so bad if we knew what had happened in New York that morning. I thought the stock market had crashed. It wasn't until I got home that I discovered the truth. My parents had the TV on. I cried.
My first job was doing child care at my church, Wesley United Methodist Church. It was a job that I had on-and-off again, so it is hard to say exactly how long I had it.
Well right now I am listening to "Pressure Zone" by Beck (off Midnite Vultures), so it is hard to think of other music when there is external music playing!
I live in public housing, in a large apartment building. It has been a struggle to get the housing authority to take certain maintenance issues seriously in the building and resolve them quickly.
Our state has a "greying" population, meaning, we are getting older on average. We need more policies to attract young people to this state.
Given the size of the state legislature here in New Hampshire, it is very easy to meet local legislators, and in fact I have already built relationships with some current legislators. It is necessary to get buy-in from others to pass important legislation.
I favor an independent redistricting council, as provided for in legislation recently passed by the NH State Legislature.
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2023
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In 2023, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 26.
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2021
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In 2021, the New Hampshire State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 24.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 21, 2020
- ↑ The General Court of New Hampshire, "Representative Eric Gallager (D)," accessed May 24, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LinkedIn, "Eric Gallager," accessed May 24, 2023
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Nick White (R) |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 20 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by Ryan Buchanan (D) |
New Hampshire House of Representatives Merrimack 15 2020-2022 |
Succeeded by Stephen Shurtleff (D) |